​These Easy Tricks Will Make Meal Prep SO Much Easier

Some foods just resist getting bare (don't be so modest, tomato!). But with these strip tips, you'll be coaxing off the most stubborn peels, skins, and shells with ease so you can start getting it on... the stove!

Skinning Salmon

Sam Kaplan

NUDE THAT FOOD!

Even the sharpest knife can fail when it's not used properly. Enter: our seamless separation trick.

1. Place fillet skin-side down on a paper towel on a cutting board. Insert a fillet knife between skin and flesh at the narrower end of the fish.

2. Using the paper towel, grasp skin tightly and wiggle fillet back and forth as you pull it toward you, holding the knife motionless at a 45-degree angle. Pull until skin comes off.

Peeling Garlic

NUDE THAT FOOD!

The paper covering each sticky clove can take for-ev-ah to peel. Not anymore!

1. Pull cloves apart and place into a glass jar. Secure the lid and shake for 30 seconds.

2. Remove the lid and dump out bare cloves.

NOW MAKE...

Garlicky Roasted Green Beans

Toss 1 pound trimmed green beans with 4 sliced garlic cloves and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spread on a baking sheet, and season with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Broil on the top rack, shaking the pan once, until beans blister, about 5 minutes.

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